The Puruborá language of

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is one of the

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. It is also known as: Aurã, Cujubim, Burubora, Kuyubi, Migueleno, Miguelenho or Pumbora. Specifically it is spoken in the Brazilian state of

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, in

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and around the headwaters of the Rio São Miguel tributary of the right bank of the Guaporé. It is nearly extinct, with only two native speakers (and two in the ethnic group) reported in 2002.

Vocabulary

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items. :

References

External links

Map at Forvo.com
* ELAR archive o
Documentation of Urgently Endangered Tupian Languages (including Puruborá)
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